ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE

Exarchate of Parishes of Russian
Tradition in Western Europe

ORDINATION IN CUMBRIA

On Saturday 18 October Deacon John Musther was ordained priest during the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Basil of Amphipolis at St Bega's Church, Bassenthwaite, in the the Lake District.

The church was used by kind permission of the Bishop of Carlisle, and was attended by friends and relatives from all over the British Isles and from Norway. The Vicar of St Bega's and many of the local Anglican congregation also attended, and provided a generous lunch afterwards.

Father John will serve Orthodox Christians in Cumbria.